The breakfast area combines rich colours and textures of the large chairs with delicate, fresh colours of the wallpaper and side-board. The wallpaper reflects the scene outside, with the ivy trailing down the cream walls and the furniture attempts to connect the reception and bedroom areas. The photos on the wall would perhaps make a better feature if framed in a wood which could marry the colours of the furniture onto the walls.

Whilst the Ashburn is not part of a hotel group, it is represented by Epoque Hotels, their Hotel Hospes Palacio del Bailio recently awarded with the prize for the Best Interior Design for bedrooms and bathrooms at the European Hotel Design Awards. Each Epoque Hotel is carefully selected for ‘its character, charm, quality and central position, expressing the originality and atmosphere of the city where it is located’ which is perfectly fitting of the Ashburn, for where else could this sumptuous hotel be located than in the Royal Borough of Kensington where, despite the ravages of time through the wars, the area has retained its unique characteristics and historical buildings to form one of the most interesting areas for hotels London has to offer.


Lorraine Cunliffe